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Mission 39 · World 6
Ableton Link
Sync apps over Wi-Fi.
Wireless tempo sync between any Link-enabled apps and devices on the same network.
+50 XP
// WHAT IT DOES
Ableton Link syncs tempo and beat between multiple devices over Wi-Fi. Two laptops, a phone, and a hardware Link-compatible drum machine all stay in time.
Enable in Preferences → Link/Tempo/MIDI → Link on. Any other Link-enabled app on the network joins automatically.
Think of it like → Like everyone tuning in to the same radio station for the conductor's tempo.
▸ WHY YOU CARE
- • Jam with another producer or musician's setup without cables.
- • Sync iPad music apps with Live in seconds.
// SEE & HEAR IT
No simulator for this mission — read & quiz only.
▸ HOW IT WORKS
Local network → Link discovery → shared phase/timeline → each peer aligns its transport.
▸ Signal flow — watch the dot
▸ SIGNAL FLOW
Glowing dot = your signal travelling through Live.
▸ LISTEN FOR
- • Counter shows number of connected peers.
▸ WALKTHROUGH (3 steps)
- 1. DO: Preferences → Link on.▸ LISTEN: 'Link 0' becomes 'Link 1' as another peer joins.
- 2. DO: Hit Start Stop Sync.▸ LISTEN: Play/stop syncs across peers.
- 3. DO: Change tempo on one device.▸ LISTEN: Others ramp to match.
▸ COMMON MISTAKES
- ✗ Using a guest network that isolates clients — Link can't see peers.
- ✗ Forgetting Start Stop Sync — tempo locks but transport doesn't.
// QUIZ (QUICK)
Question 1 / 30 correct
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